Webwatch – Young Digital
Digital and social media offer new and creative ways to conduct, as well as share, research. Capitalising on this is a team of researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh and
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Webwatch – High Impact Innovations
High Impact Innovations is a website launched by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, which is designed to showcase case studies, videos and other material to help spread and
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Webwatch – Housing Options
The advent of self-directed support and personalised care will mean that over time, more and more individuals will have control of, and choice around, their own care and support, and
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Neuro-disability in young offenders – children’s watchdog report
A report for the children’s watchdog for England highlighted the large numbers of young people in children’s prisons in England who had neuro-developmental difficulties, such as brain injuries, that could
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24,000 families in Scotland ‘face severe disadvantage’
A think-tank report said that 24,000 families in Scotland – 4 per cent of the total population of families with children – faced severe disadvantage (defined as having four or
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Disadvantaged young people looking for work
A study examined the challenges faced by young unemployed people looking for work, focusing on those with limited education and skills and from disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Even in the stronger local
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Impact of public spending cuts on vulnerable children/families
A report examined the impact of public spending decisions on vulnerable children and families. It said that 2 out of 3 of the most vulnerable families were struggling with more
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Webwatch – Step into Leadership
The Changing lives: Report of the 21st century social work review (2006) stressed the need for clear leadership and effective management at all levels within the workforce.
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Webwatch – Step into Leadership
The Changing lives: Report of the 21st century social work review (2006) stressed the need for clear leadership and effective management at all levels within the workforce. While it is
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Strategy for justice in Scotland
The Scottish Government published a strategy for justice – defined broadly to encompass criminal, civil, and administrative justice as well as community safety. It said that its outcomes-focused and evidence-based
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